July 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has joined international civil society groups in calling for vigilance in the case of Cameroonian journalist Jean-Bosco Talla, who has been the subject of threats and intimidation for his part in an investigation into government corruption and thievery of national assets.
June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) urges the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to remain steadfast in its pursuit of information about the suspected 52,000 secret bank accounts held by U.S. citizens with Swiss bank UBS.
June 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The Norwegian Commission on Capital Flight from Developing Countries released a report today on illicit financial flows from developing countries and tax havens and put forward recommendations for reform efforts to be considered by the Norwegian Government.
June 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The Task Force for Financial Integrity and Economic Development (Task Force) released a report today detailing a new system of accounting for multinational corporations (MNCs) designed to increase transparency and curtail tax evasion.
June 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) Advisory Board member Eva Joly has been elected to the European Parliament as one of four Green Party candidates chosen by French voters after four days of voting in the 27 European Union nations.
May 29, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Dev Kar, Lead Economist for Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and author of the highly-publicized GFI report “Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2002-2006,” will visit Mumbai, Pune, Jamshedpur, Calcutta, and Delhi over the course of a three-week tour of India starting Monday, June 1st.
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – Global Financial Integrity (GFI) Director Raymond Baker will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a hearing on capital loss, corruption and the role of Western financial institutions.
May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development has launched FinancialTaskForce.org to serve as a “one-stop hub” for the Task Force and its work on increasing transparency and accountability in the global financial system, announced Task Force officiating member Global Financial Integrity (GFI) today.